Cedar Creek Nebraska - Nebraska Directory

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Village · Cass County · Population 465 (2020 census) · ZIP 68016 · Founded 1865

About Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek is a village of 465 in northern Cass County, on the BNSF line about 4.6 miles northeast of Louisville; the S-13H spur (114th St.) leads north to it from NE 66. Five private lakes north of the tracks give it the motto "The Land of Lakes," and about half the village's area is water.

History

In 1861 Swiss immigrant John Inhelder bought 520 acres here and set aside 40 for "Inhelder Station." He and George and Isaac Sayles platted the town in 1865, and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad built through on its Plattsmouth–Lincoln line in 1870. The name comes from the creek, for the cedars on its banks; the post office took it in 1872. Christian Schluntz's grist mill was valued at $15,000 in 1882, and First Security Bank opened in 1917.

The village school closed in the 1960s, and students ride to Louisville. In 1969 the five-lake area north of the tracks joined the village, and in 1983 the Census Bureau ranked Cedar Creek third in Nebraska by median income. The 2020 count of 465 is its highest. The old Burlington station of Cullom, about 4 miles east, gave its name to the Cullom limestone.

Highways and trails through Cedar Creek

Route	One way	Other way
S-13H (114th St.)Spur south to NE 66	South to NE 66, between Louisville and Plattsmouth	Ends in Cedar Creek
NE 66South of the village	West to Louisville (about 5 mi)	East to US 34/75 at Plattsmouth

Nearby towns

Cullom	about 4.1 mi east	County roads
Springfield	about 3 mi north-northwest	NE 50
Louisville	about 4.6 mi southwest	NE 66
South Bend	about 8 mi west-southwest	NE 66
Papillion	about 8 mi north-northeast	NE 50
Manley	about 9 mi south-southwest	NE 66 and NE 50
Plattsmouth	about 11 mi east-southeast	NE 66
Weeping Water	about 12 mi south	NE 50
Murray	about 13 mi southeast	County roads

Things to see

Village Park, 20 acres, improved with keno proceeds · Cedar Creek Inn Bar & Grill, 104 E. B St. · old-town photos at the Village Hall, 200 E. B St. · Mad Cow Paintball · Louisville State Recreation Area, about 4.4 mi southwest · Springfield, about 3 mi north-northwest across the Platte

Schools and health care

Schools: Louisville Public Schools (students ride to Louisville)

Health care: No hospital in Cedar Creek

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Nebraska Department of Transportation; Cass County and village websites; school district, library and museum websites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.